Sam Bankman-Fried — the disgraced crypto bro convicted for playing ringmaster to a multi-billion dollar fraud scheme — no longer shares a prison block with Sean “Diddy” Combs. Instead, he’s being relegated to the flat lands of Oklahoma, at least for the time being, after appearing in an unapproved video interview with Tucker Carlson. The… Continue reading Sam Bankman-Fried Has Been Banished to Oklahoma
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The Walls Are Closing in on Tesla
Tesla is really starting to feel the hurt — in large part due to Musk’s self-inflicted wounds. Despite a share price that’s slowly recovering from a disastrous year so far, the company has seen sales fall off a steep cliff in key markets, including Europe, China, and its home turf in the US. As Forbes… Continue reading The Walls Are Closing in on Tesla
Character.AI’s New Parental Controls Are Comically Easy for Kids to Bypass
Character.AI, the controversial chatbot startup embroiled in two separate lawsuits concerning the welfare of minor users, just rolled out a new “Parental Insights” feature that the company claims will give parents a deeper glimpse into how their kids are using the chatbot platform. In a blog post on Tuesday, the youth-beloved Character.AI characterized the feature… Continue reading Character.AI’s New Parental Controls Are Comically Easy for Kids to Bypass
CoreWeave’s Huge IPO Is Becoming a Disaster, Spelling Trouble for the AI Industry
The AI industry has been a roller coaster ride, to put it lightly. Selling promises of an automation revolution, startups and established tech giants alike have courted billions in funding to fuel AI development. That’s led to early-adoption disasters, Wall Street burnouts, and a huge drop in support for AI from businesses around the globe. Now,… Continue reading CoreWeave’s Huge IPO Is Becoming a Disaster, Spelling Trouble for the AI Industry
As Top Officials Were Messaging a Group Text About Bomb Plans, Their Passwords Were Leaked Online
We’re on week two of the fallout from the Signal group chat scandal — and apparently, there’s a lot more where that came from. Reporters at Germany’s Der Spiegel have, as the newspaper reported, uncovered private contact information for defense secretary Pete Hegseth, director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Donald Trump’s national security adviser Mike… Continue reading As Top Officials Were Messaging a Group Text About Bomb Plans, Their Passwords Were Leaked Online
ChatGPT Starts Blocking Studio Ghibli-Style Images After Trend Goes Viral
Right after OpenAI debuted its new GPT-4o image generation capabilities, tech bros flooded the internet with AI-made cartoons and memes imitating the style of the iconic Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli. The wave of ersatz Ghibli art was inescapable in AI spheres. One particularly viral example depicted JFK’s assassination. Many have uploaded personal photos to be… Continue reading ChatGPT Starts Blocking Studio Ghibli-Style Images After Trend Goes Viral
Bill Burr Eviscerates Elon Musk
Standup comedian Bill Burr has turned the press tour for his latest Hulu special into a massive roast of Elon Musk — and he isn’t pulling any punches. Given the comedian’s prominence, it’s yet another sign that anti-Musk sentiment is reaching new heights as the CEO attempts to dismantle the federal government and makes plenty of… Continue reading Bill Burr Eviscerates Elon Musk
Jack Dorsey’s Flailing Crypto Business Is Laying Off More Than 900 Employees
In recent years, the financial technology sector has been making bank. Between 2018 and 2023, the rapidly growing “fintech” industry rose to over $39 billion in revenue, with projections to hit over $1.5 trillion by 2030. Fintech is a sweeping industry that offers money tech to financial institutions or individual users — and increasingly crypto… Continue reading Jack Dorsey’s Flailing Crypto Business Is Laying Off More Than 900 Employees
Sam Altman Whines That When You Become a Billionaire, “Everyone Hates You For Everything”
Sam Altman — the Stanford University dropout turned VC-backed tech billionaire — just can’t catch a break. Though the 39-year-old startup tycoon has multi-million dollar mansions in Hawaii, San Francisco, and Napa, the personal favor of president Donald Trump, and enough luxury cars to make an NBA player blush, he still comes short on the… Continue reading Sam Altman Whines That When You Become a Billionaire, “Everyone Hates You For Everything”
Tesla Forced to Change Name of “Full Self-Driving” in China, Since Its Cars Can’t Fully Drive Themselves
Tesla is being forced to change the name of its so-called “Full Self-Driving” driver assistance feature in China. As spotted by Electrek, the Elon Musk-led company is now going by the name “Intelligent Assisted Driving” in Chinese on its website. The news comes days after the carmaker abruptly suspended a free trial of its infamous… Continue reading Tesla Forced to Change Name of “Full Self-Driving” in China, Since Its Cars Can’t Fully Drive Themselves